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The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ enjoyed an excellent Christmas Day, with ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One averaging over 10.2 million viewers in peak time (6-10.30pm), peaking at over 12.5m for the dramatic events in Albert Square in EastEnders.

Viewing headlines for the day include:

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One secured the top five most watched programmes

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One had eight of the top 10 shows on Christmas Day

Every programme on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One between 6pm and 10pm peaked at over 10m

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One all hour share (06.00-24.00) at 5.1m/30.4% was more than twice that of its nearest rival (ITV1: 2.7/14%)

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Christmas Day figures

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Overall top 10 shows on Christmas Day

EastEnders – 11.4m (43.2%)
Come Fly With Me – 10.3m (41.1%)
Doctor Who – 10.3m (39.8%)
The Royle Family – 9.9m (38.6%)
Strictly Come Dancing – 9.4m (34.4%)
Coronation Street – 9.0m (33.1%)
The One Ronnie – 7.9m (37.3%)
Shrek The Third – 7.2m (41.9%)
Emmerdale – 7.2m (27.9%)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News – 7.0m (36.1%)

All hours share across all channels

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One – 30.4%
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two – 5%
ITV 1 – 14%
Channel 4 – 5.1%
Five – 3.5%

Peak share across all channels (6.00-10.30pm)

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One – 39.2%
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two – 5.9%
ITV 1 – 23.4%
Channel 4 – 3.2%
Five – 2.1%

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Controller, Danny Cohen, said: "I'm delighted to see that ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One was so popular on Christmas Day. With flying sharks on Doctor Who, festive glitz from Strictly, and brilliant new comedy in Come Fly With Me, we aimed to offer something for everyone on this special day."

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Director of Vision, Jana Bennett, added: "To peak at over 12.5 million viewers is a great achievement for EastEnders. I've been very proud of all the programming across the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ this Christmas and with treats still to come including Upstairs Downstairs on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One and Eric And Ernie on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two, I hope viewers will continue to spend the festive period with us."

SH5/ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Press Office